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DVD Player

DV-SP305

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo DVD 
Player. Read this manual carefully before using 
your new DVD Player. A good understanding of 
its features and operation will allow you to 
achieve optimum performance and enjoyment. 

Keep this manual for future reference.

 Contents

Overview .............................................. 2

Connections ...................................... 16

Getting Started and Setting up ........ 22

Basic Playback .................................. 24

Playback Techniques ........................ 28

Detailed Settings ............................... 38

Miscellaneous Information............... 47

Summary of Contents for DV-SP305

Page 1: ...our new DVD Player A good understanding of its features and operation will allow you to achieve optimum performance and enjoyment Keep this manual for future reference Contents Overview 2 Connections...

Page 2: ...aratus does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may resul...

Page 3: ...ources because its internal temperature may rise shortening the life of the optical pickup Avoid damp and dusty places and places subject to vibrations from loudspeakers Never put the unit on top of o...

Page 4: ...e following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured mark ings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed a...

Page 5: ...deo and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator 31 Looping a section of a disc 32 Using repeat play 32 Using random play 33 Creating a program list 34 Other functions available from the program menu 35 Sea...

Page 6: ...Resume Bookmark TITLE CHAPTER TRACK Repeat Auto Power Off Fuction Step and Slow Motion Playback Fast Forward Reverse DVD CD VCD 4 Steps Picture Zoom Function Onscreen Display English Spanish French G...

Page 7: ...n Personal Computers Discs made on personal computers including those of a compatible format may not work properly in the DV SP305 because of incorrect settings in the disc burn ing software Check the...

Page 8: ...sc prior to burning keep in mind that by default they will be played in alphabetical order Displaying DivX subtitle files The font sets listed below are available for DivX external subtitle files You...

Page 9: ...perty rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be autho rized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limi...

Page 10: ...P305 If another remote controller of the same type is used in the same room or the DV SP305 is installed close to equipment that uses infrared rays the remote control ler may not work reliably Don t p...

Page 11: ...Video CD audio CD DivX Video WMA MP3 JPEG disc or VR format DVD RW disc previous next buttons 25 The Previous button is used to select the previous chapter or track During playback it selects the beg...

Page 12: ...dicator This indicator appears if the DVD Video disc being played features multiple camera angles PRGSVE Progressive indicator This indicator appears when the component video output is outputting prog...

Page 13: ...IDEO OUTPUT 17 This RCA connector can be used to connect a TV or projector with a composite video input ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT 17 These RCA connectors can be connected to analog audio inputs on your TV h...

Page 14: ...N button 22 26 This button is used to return to the main menu with out saving your changes AUDIO button 36 This button is used to select other language soundtracks and audio formats e g Dolby Digital...

Page 15: ...he menu on a DVD Video disc or to open the Disc Navigator when using a Video CD audio CD DivX Video WMA MP3 JPEG disc or VR format DVD RW disc 8 ENTER button 22 This button is used to start playback o...

Page 16: ...rference keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables Before Making Any Connections Right red Left white Yellow Analog audio Composite video Right red Left white Yellow Right W...

Page 17: ...O OUTPUT L R jacks to a set of A V inputs on your TV Use the supplied AV cable RCA connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yel low plug to the video output Make sure you match...

Page 18: ...at all Compatibility of this player with progressive scan and high definition TVs This player is compatible with progressive video Macro Vision System Copy Guard Consumers should note that not all hi...

Page 19: ...for use with a progressive scan TV see Video Output settings Component Out on page 42 Using SCART If your TV has a SCART type AV input you can use a SCART cable to connect this player to your TV This...

Page 20: ...Zone2 you must connect the DV SP305 s analog audio outputs to the AV receiver You ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver You can use any of the video outputs available on...

Page 21: ...all Do not use a power cord other than the one supplied with the DV SP305 The power cord supplied is designed for use with the DV SP305 and should not be used with any other device Never have the powe...

Page 22: ...TER buttons on the remote work in exactly the same way Returns to the main menu without saving changes ON STANDBY PLAY MODE DISPLAY MENU SETUP TOP MENU RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM RC 616DV CLEAR...

Page 23: ...tings 3 Select a language The on screen language will change according to your selection 4 Press SETUP to exit the menu screen ON STANDBY PLAY MODE DISPLAY MENU SETUP TOP MENU RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTI...

Page 24: ...DVD disc containing DivX video files or Video CD also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input 2 Press open close to open the disc tray ON STANDBY PLAY MODE DISPLAY MENU...

Page 25: ...stop button again to stop playback and then press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray Basic playback controls Button What it does Starts playback If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts...

Page 26: ...ays the top menu of a DVD disc this varies with the disc MENU Displays a DVD disc menu this varies with the disc and may be the same as the top menu Moves the cursor around the screen ENTER Selects th...

Page 27: ...care of your player and discs on page 9 for information on cleaning discs o If a disc loaded correctly won t play it s probably an incompatible format or disc type such as DVD Audio or DVD ROM See Sup...

Page 28: ...e is no sound while scanning DVDs DivX Video and Video CDs 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed The scanning speed is shown on screen 3 To resume normal playback press play When scanning...

Page 29: ...ith large file sizes Frame advance frame reverse 1 During playback press pause 2 Press or to reverse or advance a frame at a time 3 To resume normal playback press play Depending on the disc normal pl...

Page 30: ...tervals DVD V VCD ON STANDBY PLAY MODE DISPLAY MENU SETUP TOP MENU RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM CLEAR OPEN CLOSE ENTER 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 0 4 5 SETUP ENTER SETUP Disc Navigator Disc Navigator Title Cha...

Page 31: ...Y MODE DISPLAY MENU SETUP TOP MENU RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM CLEAR OPEN CLOSE ENTER 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 0 4 5 SETUP ENTER SETUP 00 00 00 00 0kbps Folder1 Folder2 Folder3 Folder4 2 Use the cursor but...

Page 32: ...al playback select Off from the menu DVD V VCD CD ON STANDBY PLAY MODE DISPLAY MENU SETUP TOP MENU RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM CLEAR OPEN CLOSE ENTER 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 0 4 5 ENTER PLAY MODE PLAY MODE...

Page 33: ...random play DVD V VCD CD ON STANDBY PLAY MODE DISPLAY MENU SETUP TOP MENU RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM RC 616DV CLEAR OPEN CLOSE ENTER 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 0 4 5 PLAY MODE 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Ra...

Page 34: ...an add a title or a chapter to the program list For a CD or Video CD select a track to add to the program list After pressing ENTER to select the title chapter track the step number automati cally mov...

Page 35: ...he search options available depend on the kind of disc loaded 2 Select a search mode The disc must be playing in order to use time search DVD V VCD CD ON STANDBY PLAY MODE DISPLAY MENU SETUP TOP MENU...

Page 36: ...LE repeatedly to select a subtitle option Notes Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU or MENUto access To set subtitle preferences see Lan guage setti...

Page 37: ...itle Video CD and JPEG pictures have a fixed resolution picture quality will deterio rate especially at 4x zoom This is not a malfunction 2 Use the cursor but tons to change the zoomed area You can ch...

Page 38: ...it s easy to lose the quieter sounds completely including some of the dialog Switching Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control to on can help by bringing up the qui eter sounds while controlling loud peaks Ho...

Page 39: ...using the cursor buttons and ENTER You can adjust the following picture quality settings Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture Fine Standard default Soft Brightness Adjusts the overa...

Page 40: ...ver or other equipment Check the operating instructions supplied with your other equipment to see which digital audio formats it s compatible with Some settings such as TV Screen Audio Lan guage and S...

Page 41: ...io is converted to PCM audio before being output DTS Out DTS DTS encoded digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc Noise will be output if your amplifier receiver is not compatible with DTS audi...

Page 42: ...Set if your TV is compatible with progressive scan video see your TV s instruction manual for details See also Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls on page 18 Note th...

Page 43: ...English subtitles on the disc then they will be displayed Languages as displayed If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc then it will be displayed Other Language Select to choose a lan...

Page 44: ...k Registering a new password 1 Select Password 2 Use the number buttons to enter a 4 digit password The numbers you enter show up as aster isks on screen 3 Press ENTER to register the pass word You wi...

Page 45: ...w Country Area code doesn t take effect until the next disc is loaded or the current disc is reloaded 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 0 4 5 ENTER Country Area code list Country Area Country Area code Country Area code...

Page 46: ...n screen and you then have the option of playing the disc thereby using up one of the remaining plays or stopping If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content for example content that has...

Page 47: ...ft and right sides cropped Although the picture looks larger you don t actually see the whole picture Please note that many widescreen discs override the player s settings so that the disc is shown in...

Page 48: ...avigator allow you to set your preferred language from any of the 136 languages listed in the Language code list on page 49 Disc Player setting Type Format NTSC PAL AUTO DVD Video CD DivX video NTSC N...

Page 49: ...rgian ka 1101 Kazakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 Kannada kn 1114 Kashmiri ks 1119 Kurdish ku 1121 Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala ln 1214 Laothian lo 1215 Lithuanian lt 1220 La...

Page 50: ...possible in an audio signal without distorting or getting lost in noise Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a very wide dynamic range delivering dramatic cinema like effects EXIF Exchang...

Page 51: ...el Some discs are compatible with more than one region or all regions Sampling frequency The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data The higher the rate the better the sou...

Page 52: ...ove the disc and clean it page 9 You re using the Fast Forward or Fast Reverse function A little picture distortion may occur when using these functions This is normal Picture instability or noise The...

Page 53: ...s or is noisy The loaded audio CD uses copy control Copy controlled CDs are special discs that don t conform to the audio CD standard and therefore may not work properly with the DV SP305 An audio CD...

Page 54: ...oller at the DV SP305 s remote sensor page 10 You re too far away from the DV SP305 Use the remote controller closer to the DV SP305 page 10 The remote controller has a range of approximately 5 meters...

Page 55: ...90 dB Audio Dynamic Range 85 dB THD Total Harmonic Distortion 0 0065 1 kHz Wow and Flutter Below threshold of measurability Audio Output Impedance Digital Coaxial 0 5 V p p 75 Audio Output Impedance...

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